A recent burglary report shows there was an 6% decrease in break-ins across Cavan and Monaghan last year. In total, the Cavan Monaghan region experienced 228 burglaries during 2023 while the rate of burglaries across the country decreased by 8% year on year, which compared to a 10% increase that was recorded in 2022.
Meanwhile, the company's marketing director, Marguerite Cotter, says the number of incidents are a reminder to all homeowners to be vigilant when it comes to their home security, adding that areas close to motorways are particularly vulnerable to burglaries. There have been 9,117 burglary incidents nationally during the same period with a 8% decrease on a national level.
According to An Garda Síochána reports for national incidents, 26% of burglars enter homes through the back door, 24% via back windows and 8% through front windows, with 1 in 5 cases involving a burglar gaining access through an unsecure door or window. Marguerite Cotter Commercial Marketing Director at Phone watch Ireland says maintaining vigilance is always important even with this welcome news that break ins are on the decrease.
